Maya Glyphs (1990)

Format: Trade Paperback

ISBN: 0520067711

Condition: Acceptable

This is an ex-library book with the usual markings. The cover is slightly scuffed and wrinkled along the edges.

Book Description:

From before AD 250 until well after the Spanish conquest Maya Indians of Mexico and Central America used elaborate pictorial signs to record ideas, words and syllables. This book surveys the discovery and partial decipherment of glyphic writing and introduces the reader to the media on which glyphs are recorded. It explains the underlying principles of Maya writing, including its grammar, before reviewing how decipherments have dramatically enhanced our understanding of ancient Maya civilization. - from the back cover